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    3. 塔頭

    塔頭

    塔たっ頭ちゅう

    small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest

    NTNounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab28 strokes

    塔中

    たっちゅう

    Noun

    1.
    small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest
    Buddhism
    2.
    minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
    Buddhism

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    Kanji that make up this word

    塔
    pagoda・tower・steeple
    頭
    あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり…(8)
    head・counter for large animals
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